A portable vehicle barrier used to block roads in Iraq and Afghanistan – and dubbed the SpyderWeb by PRO Barrier – is likely to find some new non-military applications here in the U.S. PRO Barrier Engineering is working with an overseas company to bring the product to the U.S. as a perimeter security device, rather […]
PRO Barrier frequently receives inquiries about barrier performace in locations with extremely cold winter temperatures with significant snow accumulations. We have a variety of ways we can ensure satisfactory performance under virtually all winter conditions. These range from special hydraulic fluids, to hydraulic fluid heaters, to in-ground heat tracing, to our new all-electric, crash-test-rated barrier […]
Across the U.S., the place to turn for insight into, and coordination of, emergency preparedness needs is, increasingly, county government. More than three-fourths of the nation’s counties have established emergency management units since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Government Technology reports in advising of a study by the National Association of Counties (NACo) […]